M.m. Bakhtin's Concept of Polyphony in the Context of the Digitalization Processes of Modern Society
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The modern world is always a multipolarity, in which every position, every semantic center has the right to express itself and be heard. The purpose of the article is to consider M.M. Bakhtin's concept of polyphony. The author shows that in its content, polyphony appears as a model of a dialogical worldview, where consciousness by its very nature exists on the border of two or more consciousnesses. Methods. Based on the theoretical analysis, the concept of text polyphony proposed by M.M. Bakhtin's is considered. Polyphony presupposes the acquisition of meaning within the framework of dialogue as an intersubjective space of meeting different semantic positions. The author justifies that in the field of intercultural communication, the relevance of Bakhtin's works is becoming extremely significant. His concept of heteroglossia (heterogeneity) describes any "unified" national language as a complex, stratified entity consisting of social dialects, professional jargons, generational languages, and ideological positions. Considered in a similar vein, the concept of polyphony turns out to be applicable as a theoretical and methodological basis for interpreting the modern world. Digitalization processes that have qualitatively changed our world have created a network society of virtual information communities. Applying M.M. Bakhtin's conceptual approaches, network interaction can be interpreted as a form of polyphony. As a result, within the framework of digitalization of the processes of modern existence, his concept of "non-alibi in being", formulated in his early work "Towards Philosophy of Life", asserts the responsibility of everyone for his unique place in the event of being and communication, which is a powerful counter-poison against anonymity and irresponsibility, flourishing in the digital the environment. At the same time, the importance of dialogical foundations and the unacceptability of monological dominance become obvious.
Source: HUMAN SOCIETY INCLUSION
DOI: 10.65313/2025.03.05
Authors: E.V. Salnikov, I.N. Salnikova
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7127059424